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Libila · 2005-09-05, 06:13 PM

Good news, the tires that were destroyed were under warranty, so I got new tires for like $100

They didn't have the "Rage Road Huggers" in so I got Bridgestone Fuzions.

I've never heard of them but they had them in stock in a 225/45/R17 and I only had to pay a little bit of money.

I've run into a bit of a problem though. The front left tire and the right rear tire have one fingers worth of clearance, where the opposite corners have two fingers worth of clearance. Needless to say it rubs when I make right hand corners. I was thinking that the problem may be the stock struts have seen their end. The previous owner did use 1.5 inch lowering springs on stock struts. I thought that if the strut has blown it would be putting the corner weight on the spring, which would cause it to sag. Any thoughts?

I've got the tires fixed, but now I'm scared about destroying my fenders.

2005-09-05, 06:13 PM	#17
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	Good news, the tires that were destroyed were under warranty, so I got new tires for like $100 They didn't have the "Rage Road Huggers" in so I got Bridgestone Fuzions. I've never heard of them but they had them in stock in a 225/45/R17 and I only had to pay a little bit of money. I've run into a bit of a problem though. The front left tire and the right rear tire have one fingers worth of clearance, where the opposite corners have two fingers worth of clearance. Needless to say it rubs when I make right hand corners. I was thinking that the problem may be the stock struts have seen their end. The previous owner did use 1.5 inch lowering springs on stock struts. I thought that if the strut has blown it would be putting the corner weight on the spring, which would cause it to sag. Any thoughts? I've got the tires fixed, but now I'm scared about destroying my fenders.